Yoenis Cespedes, Bob Melvin among finalists for BBWAA awards

Yoenis Cespedes isn’t an MVP finalist, but he is a Rookie of the Year finalist.

The American League MVP comes down to Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout, and the other finalists are Adrian Beltre, Robinson Cano and Josh Hamilton. Trout and Yu Darvish join Cespedes among the rookie finalists, with Trout the obvious favorite.

The finalists for all Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards were announced moments ago on the MLB Network.

Across the bay, Buster Posey is an National League MVP finalist, and Bruce Bochy is a manager finalist. The others on the NL MVP list: Andrew McCutchen, Ryan Braun, Yadier Molina and Chase Headley.

Bochy’s competiton is Davey Johnson and Dusty Baker. Remember, voting was done before the beginning of the postseason.

The NL rookie race is more a toss-up than the AL race: Bryce Harper, Todd Frazier and Wade Miley.

The NL Cy Young Award finalists are Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, Washington’s Gio Gonzalez and L.A.’s Clayton Kershaw while Tampa Bay’s David Price, Detroit’s Justin Verlander and the Angels’ Jered Weaver are the top three in the AL.

Awards will be announced next week – rookies on Monday, managers on Tuesday, Cy Youngs on Wednesday and MVPs on Thursday.